Rex Forbes

Rex Forbes

HEIGHT: 6’3”

WEIGHT: 250 LBS.

AGE: 36HOMETOWN: Chicago, ILCURRENT TOWN: Madisonville, TNFAVORITE ARM-WRESTLING TECHNIQUE: AllRIVALRIES: Mark WilsonYEARS COMPETING IN THE SPORT: 15 YearsFAMILY: Forbes is married to Jessica with a daughter Isabella and a boy on the way.HOBBIES: Weight training and hanging with family.FAVORITE TRAINING TECHNIQUE: Practice with his mentor Taggart.TITLES: WAL 50 States Tennessee Right & Left Hand ChampionEMPLOYMENT: Whites Marble WorksINTERESTING FACT OR EXPERIENCE THAT HELPED SHAPE LIFE: “I was a weak and skinny child which morphed into an overweight, bad-habit adult. With a lot of hard work and positive encouragement from my wife, I turned into a weight-killing monster.”UNIQUE FACT: Forbes has two different colored eyes.FAVORITE ARM-WRESTLING MEMORY: “Finally getting to meet my idol Ron Bath and going 0 and 2 in front of him. Very humbling experience.”BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: Just Win!BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACED AND OVERCAME: Myself, hard as work.

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